Carta de Amor (song)

"Carta de Amor"
Single by Juan Luis Guerra
from the album Bachata Rosa
Released1991
Recorded1990
GenreSalsa
Length4:42
LabelKarem Records
Songwriter(s)Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra singles chronology
"Estrellitas y Duendes"
(1991) 		"Carta de Amor"
(1991) 		"Bachata Rosa"
(1991)

«Carta de Amor» (English: «Love Letter») is a salsa song by Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra released in 1990 and served as the lead single from his sixth studio album Bachata Rosa (1990).[1] Track talks about how he writes a letter to his lover in his journal, punctuation marks included.[2] It is the second song of the album along with Como Abeja Al Panal to have salsa approach on the album. It was peaked as a highlight track of the album by Allmusic.[3] It peaked at number 35 on Hot Latin Songs and was included in Guerra's greatest hits album Grandes Éxitos Juan Luis Guerra y 440 (1995).

Charts

Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[4] 35

References

  1. ^ Rondón, César Miguel (2008-03-10). The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-8639-7.
  2. ^ Ed Morales (2003). The Latin beat. Internet Archive. Da Capo. ISBN 978-0-306-81018-3.
  3. ^ Juan Luis Guerra y 440 - Bachata Rosa Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-22
  4. ^ "Hot Latin Tracks - FOR WEEK ENDING April 27, 1991" (PDF). Billboard.